This year’s Villa Park Family Picnic promises to be the biggest and best ever. With many more vendors, local service groups and schools participating, it will be a day filled with fun, food, and entertainment for all ages.

The Villa Park Community Services Foundation asked the Villa Park Rotary to take the lead in organizing this year’s event.

Greg Mills, Villa Park Rotary president, takes the helm as picnic chair. With the 2010/11 theme for Rotary International being “Building Communities and Bridging Continents,” the goal of the picnic committee is to involve as many schools and neighboring communities as possible.

Villa Park has held this picnic in partnership with the Serrano Water District since 1997. Each year families stake out their areas with easy-ups and lawn chairs, and participate in the Tug O’ War and pie eating contests, children’s carnival games and scavenger hunt, and enjoy the ongoing entertainment and food. Many take the free lake tours provided by Irvine Lake. Orange County Sheriff and Fire are also participating. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the day.

The picnic is from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 22 at Irvine Lake. Tickets are $4 pre-sale, available at all schools and city hall; $5 at the gate. $15 per family (mom, dad, children). Active duty military are free.

If your organization would like to have a booth at the event, visit www.villapark.org.